I Have A Sword

Chen Yitian stared intently at Ye Guan, his eyes showing a hint of wariness. The young man before him was no ordinary opponent—after all, even Academy Chief Zhou had been instantly defeated by him.

Thus, Chen Yitian had surrounded himself with elite cultivators.

Ye Guan looked at him calmly and spoke. "The Immortal Treasures Pavilion doesn't fall under Guanxuan Universe's control, yet you dared to make a move against their people. I've really underestimated your audacity."

"Hahaha!" Chen Yitian burst out laughing. "Yes, you did. But now it's far too late."

"He could have stayed out of this and remained unharmed," said Chen Yitian while glancing at the soul in the distance. "Sadly, he meddled in matters far beyond his capacity. There are some lines one shouldn't cross, and this is the price for crossing those lines."

Turning back to Ye Guan, Chen Yitian's expression darkened. "Capture him. Alive. The Great Zhou wants to wipe out his clan."

The order had barely fallen when the cultivators around him charged at Ye Guan.

But just as they approached, a shocking scene unfolded. Heads suddenly flew into the air, blood spraying like crimson fountains.

The abrupt turn of events made Chen Yitian's face pale. He whipped around, his gaze landing on a small figure in the distance—a girl. It was Zang Gang.

He knew that they were not in a position to fight them now.

Chen Yitian's expression twisted with anger as he shouted, "Chase them!"

Just as he prepared to join the pursuit, a ripple in spacetime caught his attention. The space ahead tore open, and from the void emerged an elderly man clad in black.

He had shattered through spacetime to arrive.

Ye Guan's face grew grim. Before the elder could act, Zang Gang raised her hand abruptly, as if snatching something unseen.

The black-robed elder's eyes widened in shock. He clutched at his neck, where blood began to seep through fine cracks. With a horrified expression, he stumbled backward, retreating nearly a hundred meters in an instant.

Zang Gang frowned. The distance was too far, and she could no longer reach him.

"Let's go!" Ye Guan urged. Grabbing her by the arm, he broke into a sprint again.

But before they could get far, an enraged voice boomed from above. "You're not going anywhere!"

A terrifying energy surged through the sky. An elderly man descended in front of Ye Guan and Zang Gang, his presence suffocating.

Ye Guan's heart sank. The man was Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling studied Ye Guan with a cold smile. "So you're the one who's been killing the people of my Great Zhou."

Ye Guan narrowed his eyes. "You're from the Great Zhou?"

Zhou Ling chuckled. "Ah,

Ye Guan met his gaze steadily. "The Heavenly Dragon Clan was annihilated for violating Guanxuan laws recently. Aren't you afraid your actions will bring the same fate to the Great Zhou?"

Zhou Ling's laughter was scornful. "The Heavenly Dragon Clan? Comparing them to my Great Zhou is a joke! They aren't even qualified to carry our shoes."

Ye Guan's face darkened. He had not expected Academy Chief Zhou to be from the Great Zhou.

Zhou Ling smirked. "The Great Zhou is a Tier Five[1] civilization. What is the Heavenly Dragon Clan compared to us? What a joke."

Ye Guan's frown grew deeper.

Zhou Ling sneered. "You are still so calm under such circumstances. Enough. Tell me, who's backing you?"

Before Ye Guan could respond, Zang Gang raised her hand again.

A suffocating force swept through the air, and Zhou Ling's hands suddenly gripped tight. An invisible barrier formed around him, and his throat began to crack under the pressure. Blood seeped out, and his face twisted in pain.

However, his reaction was swift; he activated a defensive barrier and leapt back dozens of meters, narrowly escaping Zang Gang's attack.

Touching the blood on his neck, Zhou Ling's expression turned grim. "What kind of technique was this?"

Zang Gang frowned deeply and glanced at Ye Guan. "Why can't I pull him?"

Ye Guan sighed. "You're not strong enough yet."

Despite her impressive skill, her strength still fell short compared to Zhou Ling's realm. Even injuring him was already an astonishing feat.

"Capture her!" Zhou Ling barked, his voice trembling with suppressed rage.

Several Great Zhou cultivators charged forward, and Zang Gang raised her hand once more.

Boom!

Their throats split open, and blood gushed out of the wounds.

Zang Gang's face, however, grew pale, her energy visibly drained. She was too weak, and she couldn't unleash the full potential of the technique.

Ye Guan didn't hesitate. He scooped her up and ran.

"Think you can escape?" Zhou Ling sneered. He soared into the air and clenched his hand.

Spacetime around Ye Guan and Zang Gang suddenly warped, forming a cage that trapped them.

Ye Guan pulled out a knife and slashed his palm, letting his blood flow freely. Before he could react, Zang Gang grabbed his hand and began drinking.

People watched this scene in horror.

"Hey!" Ye Guan yanked his hand back quickly. "That's enough! You're going to drain me dry!"

Zang Gang licked her lips, her eyes glowing a blood red. The blood awakened the Mad Demon Bloodline within her.

"Kill the girl. Leave that young man alive," Zhou Ling ordered coldly.

As the Great Zhou cultivators and those from Guanxuan Academy rushed forward, Zang Gang's energy surged. With a single motion, she raised her right hand again.

Boom!

Heads flew into the air once more, and blood splattered everywhere.

Under the influence of the Mad Demon Bloodline, the power of her Head Snatcher had increased more than tenfold.

As heads rolled from shoulders in unison, Zhou Ling's face darkened. He vanished from his spot, and a terrifying force swept across the battlefield.

Witnessing this, Ye Guan's expression changed drastically. He called out in his mind, "Master Pagoda!"

Little Pagoda responded lazily, "Calling me won't help. I'm useless[2]."

Ye Guan was speechless.

Meanwhile, a glint of savagery flashed in Zang Gang's eyes as she threw a punch at the enemy before her.

Boom!

A thunderous explosion echoed as Ye Guan and Zang Gang were sent flying. After tumbling back more than ten meters, they both crashed heavily onto the ground.

Not far away, Zhou Ling staggered several steps backward. Halting himself, he glanced at his right hand—it was entirely cracked, with blood streaming down.

His expression turned grim as he stared at Zang Gang in disbelief. "How is this possible...?"

His cultivation realm was eight levels higher than Zang Gang's, but she had injured him somehow. It was simply too bizarre. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed. "So, it's your bloodline... I didn't expect you to have a special one."

A bloodline! Only top-tier elites could form bloodlines to pass down. This meant that at least one of Zang Gang's ancestors was a powerful elite before —no ordinary one, at that.

Zhou Ling sneered, fixing his cold gaze on Zang Gang. "A special bloodline, hmm?

Without warning, he charged forward, throwing a devastating punch at Zang Gang and Ye Guan. The sheer force shattered the spacetime, leaving trails of destruction in its wake.

Zang Gang's eyes blazed fiercely. With an angry roar, she lifted her right hand and made a sharp snatching motion.

Zhou Ling's face instantly twisted, and he felt his throat tightening unnaturally. Alarmed, he halted abruptly and retreated dozens of meters in a flash. Despite his quick reflexes, blood trickled from the skin around his neck.

"What kind of technique is that?" Zhou Ling demanded, his disbelief evident.

In the distance, Zang Gang's face had turned deathly pale from using the Head Snatcher array. Her aura was in complete disarray.

Without hesitation, Ye Guan scooped her up and bolted away.

He knew full well that they couldn't possibly defeat these foes. Their only hope was to hold out until Long Dai's return.

When Zhou Ling saw Ye Guan running away with Zang Gang, he roared, "Do you really think that you can run?!"

He led the Great Zhou elites and the cultivators of Guanxuan Academy in a hot pursuit against Ye Guan.

Chen Yitian, observing from afar, hesitated briefly. His eyes flickered with malice as he pulled out a talisman and crushed it.

He wanted Ye Guan dead more than the Great Zhou did. If news of what had transpired here ended up spreading, it would spell disaster for the Chen Clan.

The Chen Clan and even its powerful allies would struggle to suppress the fallout. Keeping this matter secret was paramount. Otherwise, the price could become too high.

To prevent any leaks, Chen Yitian summoned the Chen Clan's most elite fighters to help him.

Meanwhile, Ye Guan, carrying Zang Gang, raced frantically. But without his cultivation, he was no match for Zhou Ling's speed.

As Zhou Ling closed in, Ye Guan muttered desperately, "Master Pagoda, if you don't help us now, we're dead!"

Little Pagoda hesitated before suggesting, "How about letting Zang Gang fully succumb to the bloodlam?"

Ye Guan rejected the idea outright. "No way."

If Zang Gang completely lost herself to the Mad Demon Bloodline, she would be destroyed by the bloodline's overwhelming power. She was too weak to handle that kind of power surge.

Suddenly, a terrifying force swept toward them from behind.

Ye Guan's face darkened as he hastily placed Zang Gang in front of him.

Bang!

The impact sent both Ye Guan and Zang Gang flying once more.

Ye Guan struck the ground hard, coughing up blood.

As the pursuing cultivators closed in, Zhou Ling barked, "Don't kill him! I want to know who he is, and I'll annihilate his entire clan!"

1. Veela: I think Zhou Ling is just delulu ☜

2. Veela: I completely agree ☜